Lawmakers want to start a program for veterans to undergo a new procedure designed to help stroke survivors regain functionality for free.

Extending the simple CT scan administered to all acute stroke patients to include the upper part of the heart increased cardioaortic thrombus detection by almost sixfold.

By collaborating with hospitals and health systems across Connecticut, we are pooling our expertise and resources to shape ...

The use of thrombectomy in patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size has not been well studied. We assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, patients with proximal cerebral vessel occlusi ...

One quarter of ischemic strokes are cryptogenic (no obvious cause). Additional investigation involves assessment for arteriopathies, cardiac sources of embolism (in particular, occult low-burden at ...

Middle and Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction. Axial CT scans; (Left) Day 2; (Right) Day 4. Note the large infarction in the distribution of the right middle and posterior cerebral arteries. As the ...

Notably, patients with Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) values of 0 or 1, the largest infarcts, were included in the current study.

The AI-powered software is helping interpret CT Scan images. It can also help determine the severity of a stroke.

Watershed Infarction: Axial CT scan. Note the large hypodensity in the left basal ganglia and internal capsule. Although watershed infarcts are most often thought of as areas between two major blood ...

Even patients with acute ischemic stroke who are delayed in getting to the hospital and already have large cerebral infarcts may derive a benefit from endovascular therapy to remove the clot, ...